Schedule at a Glance

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SEM Teams Experience: November 3 - November 6
SEM Teams Experience
Collaboration is integral to implementing successful SEM strategies at any institution. Gather your colleagues and bring key SEM concepts back to your campus. Teams of five or more from the same institution are invited to enjoy the SEM Teams Experience. Learn more about the SEM Teams Experience.
Saturday, November 2
ASCEND Leadership Development Program
By Invitation
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Spelman Johnson
Sunday, November 3
Registration Open
7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Speaker Ready Room Open
12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Breakfast for Pre-Conference Workshop Participants
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Tribal Colleges and Universities Convening- SEM Planning for the Native Student Journey
Preregistration required - no additional fee
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
ASCEND Leadership Development Program
By Invitation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Spelman Johnson
Pre-Conference Workshop: SEM Institute - An Introduction to SEM
Ticket required (additional fee)
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Next Generation of SEM for Executive Leaders
Ticket required (additional fee)
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Rising Together: Allyship and Advancing Women in Enrollment Management Leadership
Ticket required (additional fee)
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Introducing FEM: Forensic Enrollment Management to Unlock Institutional Revenue
Ticket required (additional fee)
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conference Opening Plenary and Outstanding SEM Research Presentation Award
Dara Starr Tucker
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has selected one outstanding session that showcases an innovative approach to using data/research to improve enrollment management functions and to address the changing SEM landscape.
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday, November 4
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open | AACRAO & AACRAO Consulting Booth Open
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SEM-EP Meet & Greet Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
All prospective students, current students, and graduates of SEM-EP are invited. For questions about the SEM Endorsement Program, contact Director Christopher Tremblay at sem-ep@aacrao.org
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Monday Plenary Panel: "Presidential Perspectives on the Challenges Facing Higher Education and Opportunities for Enrollment Managers"
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
AM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Best Practice Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch On Your Own
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon: HBCUs, TCUs, & SEM: The Dual Mission Connection
by invitation
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Best Practice Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
PM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Best Practice Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Best Practice Sessions
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, November 5
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open | AACRAO & AACRAO Consulting Booth Open
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Best Practice Sessions
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
AM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Best Practice Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall for All Attendees
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m
Tuesday Plenary Presentation: "Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price"
Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, Faculty Director at the Newbury Center and Associate Professor at Boston University
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
PM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Best Practice Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Best Practice Sessions
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 6
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration Open
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
In the foyer outside the General Session
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
ASCEND Capstone Presentations
In the General Session room
7:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Best Practice Sessions
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Best Practice Sessions
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Closing Plenary Presentation: "What a New Presidency Could Mean for Higher Ed"
Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.